Staff Profile

I previously held an NIHR ICA Clinical Lectureship (hosted by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust with an Associate Clinical Lecturer appointment at Newcastle University 2016-2020). I am a clinical trialist in early stage rehabilitation trials targeting gait recovery and physical activity behaviour. I lead on two research programmes. during my lectureship I systematically developed and tested a multifaceted intervention targeting physical activity and sedentary behaviour after stroke. I went on to develop Healthcare professional facing training (www.paras-strokerehab.org) to support delivery of the intervention (Physical Activity Routines After Stroke PARAS) and am currently exploring the implementation of PARAS into practice.  My second body of work funded by the Stroke Association piloted a community based auditory rhythmical cueing intervention to improve physical activity and gait after stroke. Spanning these two programmes I have a specialist interest in the objective measurement of gait and physical activity in stroke.

Complementing my research programmes I work as a Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University teaching on the MSc and BSc physiotherapy programmes. This role allows me to embed research into practice through development of student skills and nurturing future clinical academics. I also hold an honorary  highly specialised physiotherapist position at Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust. I support a number of clinicians at different stages in their clinical academic careers to develop and deliver research and I assist clinicians to embed research into practice.

I work regionally with allied Health care professionals to support the development of research and preceptorship programmes. internationally I am part of research groups exploring physical activity, sedentary behaviour and gait recovery after stroke and am currently on a working group developing European stroke guidelines.

I am passionate about progressing stroke rehabilitation, embedding research into clinical practice and taking research from the bench to the bedside.  

Areas of expertise: Stroke, rehabilitation, gait, physical activity and exercise.

My research focuses on stroke rehabilitation with a specialist interest in the fields of physical activity and gait rehabilitation. I previously held a NIHR Clinical Lectureship (2016-2020) and systematically developed and tested an intervention targeting long-term physical behaviour after stroke. I am also Chief Investigator on a Stroke Association project grant investigating auditory rhythmical cueing to improve gait and physical activity after stroke.

My Associate clinical Researcher position is held within the Stroke Research Group and alongside leading my own research programmes in gait and physical activity, I collaborate on a number of other stroke rehabilitation research projects investigating upper limb rehabilitation interventions and biomarkers for recovery. I collaborate closely with the Brain and Movement Group at Newcastle University in the development of methods to accurately measure hemiplegic gait and physical activity using accelerometers and understanding and testing auditory rhythmical cueing to improve gait after stroke.

My PhD demonstrated structured exercise leads to improvements in brain health, metabolic risk factors, function and participation after stroke.  These findings were the basis for the Fitness After Stoke (FaST) service I developed in collaboration with Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle City Council in 2012 which continues to run successfully to date. I hold an honorary contract as a highly specialist physiotherapist  at Northumbria Healthcare. this role aids the implementation of research findings to practice and the development of other Allied Health Professionals undertaking research, audit and service development.  I lead critical appraisal and guideline implementation training and supervise and mentor AHPs at different stages of their clinical academic training.   I have delivered research studies in community stroke services across six NHS Trusts and this active involvement of the services helps to support the clinicians to understand and implement research findings.   

I hold a number of international collaborations investigating physical activity, sedentary behaviour and gait recovery after stroke and am currently part of a working group developing European stroke guidelines.

   

I hold a Senior Lecturer position at Northumbria University. i teach on the BSc and MSc Physiotherapy undergraduate degree programmes and specialise in neurology.

• Moore SA, Hrisos N, Flynn D, Errington L, Price C, Avery L. How should long-term free-living physical activity be targeted after stroke? A systematic review and narrative synthesis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2018, 15, 100.
• Da-Silva RH, Moore SA, Price CI. Self-directed therapy programmes for arm rehabilitation after stroke: a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation 2018, 32(8), 1022-1036.
• Moore SA, Hrisos N, Avery L, Errington L, Flynn D. Interventions targeting long-term physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour in stroke survivors: a systematic review of intervention components and behaviour change strategies. In: 12th UK Stroke Forum. 2017, Liverpool: Sage.
• Moore SA, Hickey A, Lord S, Del Din S, Godfrey A, Rochester L. Comprehensive measurement of stroke gait characteristics with a single accelerometer in the laboratory and community. A feasibility, validity and reliability study. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2017, 14, 130.
• Moore S, Hickey A, Lord S, Trenell M, Godfrey A, Rochester L. Quantification of stroke gait characteristics using a single tri-axial accelerometer: first steps towards comprehensive free-living gait assessment. In: The 2nd European Stroke Organisation Conference 2016. 2016, Barcelona, Spain: Sage Journals.
• Moore SA, Da Silva R, Balaam M, Brkic L, Jackson D, Jamieson D, Ploetz T, Rodgers H, Shaw L, van Wijck F, Price C. Wristband Accelerometers to motiVate arm Exercise after Stroke (WAVES): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Trials 2016, 17, 508.
• Da Silva RH, Moore SA, Van Wijck F, Shaw L, Rodgers H, Jackson D, Balaam M, Sutcliffe L, Brkic L, Ploetz T, Price CI. Proceedings of SRR: Wristband accelerometers to motivate arm exercise after stroke (WAVES): A pilot randomized controlled trial. In: The Society of Research in Rehabilitation 40th Anniversary and Winter Meeting. 2018, Bristol, UK: SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Da Silva R, Rodgers H, Shaw L, van Wijck F, Moore SA, Jackson D, Francis R, Sutcliffe L, Balaam M, Ploetz T, Brkic L, Price CI. Wristband accelerometers to motivate arm exercise after stroke (WAVES): Activity data from a pilot randomised controlled trial. In: 12th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 2018, Paris: Elsevier Masson SAS.
• Moore SA, Jakovljevic DG, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Exercise induces peripheral muscle but not cardiac output adaptations after stroke. A randomised controlled pilot trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016, 97(4), 596-603.
• Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Jakovljevic DG, Blamire AM, He JB, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Effects of Community Exercise Therapy on Metabolic, Brain, Physical, and Cognitive Function Following Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Neurorehabilitation & Neural Repair 2015, 29(7), 623-635.
• Moore S, Hallsworth K, Jakovljevic D, Blamire A, He J, Ford G, Rochester L, Trenell M. Effects of exercise therapy on metabolic risk factors, brain atrophy and cerebral blood flow following stroke: A randomised controlled trial. In: UK Stroke Forum 2014. 2014, Harrogate: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
• Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Plötz T, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and metabolic control following stroke: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. PLoS One 2013, 8(1), e55263.
• Moore SA, Hallsworth K, Bluck LJC, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Measuring Energy Expenditure After Stroke Validation of a Portable Device. Stroke 2012, 43(6), 1660-1662.
• Jakovljevic DG, Moore SA, Tan LB, Rochester L, Ford GA, Trenell MI. Discrepancy between cardiac and physical functional reserves in stroke. Stroke 2012, 43, 1422-1425.
• Jakovljevic DG, Moore SA, Trenell MI. Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Discrepancy Between Cardiac and Physical Functional Reserves in Stroke". Stroke 2012, 43(9), E92-E92.
• Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. Resistance exercise reduces liver fat and its mediators in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease independent of weight loss. Gut 2011, 60(9), 1278-1283.
• Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Moore S, Ploetz T, Anstee QM, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with higher levels of objectively measured sedentary behaviour and lower levels of physical activity than matched healthy controls. Frontline Gastroenterology 2014, 1-8.
• Jakovljevic DG, Moore S, Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Thoma C, Trenell MI. Comparison of cardiac output determined by bioimpedance and bioreactance methods at rest and during exercise. Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing 2012, 26(2), 63-68.
• Hallsworth K, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. Physical activity levels are lower in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease than matched healthy controls. In: Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference. 2012, Glasgow, UK.
• Moore SA, Jakovljevic DG, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. The effect of a community exercise intervention on physiological and physical function following stroke: a randomized, controlled trial. In: UK Stroke Forum 2012 Conference. 2012, Harrogate, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
• Newton JL, Pairman J, Hallsworth K, Moore S, Ploetz T, Trenell MI. Physical activity intensity but not sedentary activity is reduced in chronic fatigue syndrome and is associated with autonomic regulation. QJM 2011, 104(8), 681-687.
• Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. Resistance exercise improves liver fat and glucose control in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In: Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference. 2011, London, UK.
• Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Day CP, Taylor R, Trenell MI. Resistance exercise improves liver fat and glucose control in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In: 47th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-Diabetes (EASD). 2011, Lisbon, Portugal: EASD.
• Hallsworth K, Fattakhova G, Hollingsworth KG, Thoma C, Moore S, Taylor R, Day CP, Trenell MI. Resistance exercise improves liver fat and glucose control in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Annual Congress. 2011, Liverpool, UK.
• Moore S, Hallsworth K, Ploetz T, Ford GA, Rochester L, Trenell MI. Physical activity, sedentary behavior and metabolic control following stroke: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. In: The European Stroke Organisation Annual Conference. 2015, Glasgow, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
• Moore SA. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and energy expenditure post-stroke. Moore, S. A. (2015) Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and energy expenditure post-stroke. Physical Therapy Reviews. 20 (4): 264-265 2015, 20(4), 264-265. In Preparation.
• McCoy J, Bates M, Eggett C, Siervo M, Cassidy S, Newman J, Moore SA, Gorman G, Trenell MI, Velicki L, Seferovic PM, Cleland JGF, MacGowan GA, Turnbull DM, Jakovljevic DG. Pathophysiology of exercise intolerance in chronic diseases: the role of diminished cardiac performance in mitochondrial and heart failure patients. Open Heart 2017, 4, e000632.
• Da Silva RH, Moore S, Jamieson D, Balaam M, Brittain K, Brkic L, Ploetz T, Rodgers H, Shaw L, van Wijck F, Price C. Wrist worn accelerometers with vibrating-alert to prompt exercises after stroke (WAVES). In: 2nd European Stroke Organisation Conference 2016. 2016, Barcelona, Spain: Sage Journals.
• Moore SA. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and energy expenditure post-stroke. Physical Therapy Reviews 2015, 20(4), 264-265.
• Hendrickx W, Riveros C, Askim T, Bussmann JBJ, Callisaya ML, Chastin SFM, Dean C, Ezeugwu V, Jones TM, Kuys SS, Mahendran N, Manns TJ, Mead G, Moore SA, Paul L, Pisters MF, Saunders DH, Simpson DB, Tieges Z, Verschuren O, English C. Identifying factors associated with sedentary time after stroke. Secondary analysis of pooled data from nine primary studies. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation 2019, 26(5), 327-334.
• Da-Silva RH, Moore SA, Rodgers H, Shaw L, Sutcliffe L, van Wijck F, Price CI. Wristband Accelerometers to motiVate arm Exercises after Stroke (WAVES): a pilot randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation 2019, 33(8), 1391-1403.
• Moore SA, Avery L, Price CI, Flynn D. A feasibility, acceptability and fidelity study of a multifaceted behaviour change intervention targeting free-living physical activity and sedentary behaviour in community dwelling adult stroke survivors. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020, 6, 58.
• McCue P, Del Din S, Hunter H, Lord S, Price CIM, Shaw L, Rodgers H, Rochester L, Moore SA. Auditory rhythmical cueing to improve gait and physical activity in community dwelling stroke survivors (ACTIVATE): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2020, 6(1), 68.
• Moore SA, Hrisos N, Errington L, Rochester L, Rodgers H, Witham M, Sayer AA. Exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia; An umbrella review of systematic review evidenc. Physiotherapy 2020, 107, 189-201.
• Buckley C, Micó-Amigo ME, Dunne-Willows M, Godfrey A, Hickey A, Lord S, Rochester L, Del Din S, Moore SA. Gait Asymmetry Post-Stroke: Determining Valid and Reliable Methods Using a Single Accelerometer Located on the Trunk. Sensors 2020, 20(1), 37.
• McCue P, Shaw L, Del Din S, Hunter H, Lord S, Price CIM, Rodgers H, Rochester L, Moore SA. Acceptability and deliverability of an auditory rhythmical cueing (ARC) training programme for use at home and outdoors to improve gait and physical activity post-stroke. Archives of Physiotherapy 2022, 12, 1.
• Lumley H, Elameer M, Price CI, Moore SA, Gani A, Smith F, English P, Rodgers H, Blamire A, Mitra D. Study in Novel Neuro-muscular Imaging Biomarkers for Motor Outcome in Stroke (SINONIMS). In: Communications to the International Sarcopenia Translational Research Conference 2021. Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia and Falls. 2021, Virtual: Hylonome Publications.